家丑不可外传

jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán

Definitions

1. lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)

no; not so

clown

to pass on

biography

can

outside

cannot; should not; must not

to tell others (a secret)

unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)

family scandal

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